Utility hopes to buy plant in Nevada

SAN DIEGO - San Diego Gas & Electric Co. plans to buy a
480-megawatt power plant in Nevada as part of a settlement with the
California Public Utilities Commission, the company announced
Thursday.

If the plan is approved, SDG&E plans to buy the $189 million
El Dorado Energy plant in Boulder City.

The plan is part of a settlement for a lawsuit against parent
company Sempra Energy and two of its utilities, including
SDG&E. That suit alleged the utility curtailed natural gas
distribution to customers during the energy crisis in 2000 and
2001.